Chapter 384

Lanie

“Little cars are listening, love,” I said as calmly as I could to Xander, trying to remind him that the children

were present.

I didn’t want our pups to be scared, even though it was all I could do to keep myself from screaming at my

grandfather that I needed to talk to him. Stella’s small hand crept into mine and squeezed. When I looked down at her, she was smiling brightly up at me.

Because she knew I was upset? Or just because she was my sunny-faced angel? I bent to scoop her up,

staggering a step under her weight. She was getting too big to be carried, but I didn’t want to put her down. It could be the last time I ever picked her up.

I rubbed my nose against her cheek, and she hugged me hard.

“Love you, Mama,” she said, which was a nice change from being called Mother.

Malachi, Xander, and Mason were muttering about the lights, power surges, the evidence of strangers in

the nearby town. Alpha stuff. It was clear I’d have to wait my turn.

“Xander,” I repeated. “You and Mason should go with Malachi somewhere else to talk about this.””

Mason looked over at us. He put his hand on his brother’s shoulder. “She’s right. Malachi, we should take

this back to the conference room.”

this.”

meeting my gaze. He nodded silently and used

an emergency meeting of the leadership council,” Malachi

of them

away. His face was pulled into

like he was disappointed.

voice. “Will you play with me and Allie and

stacks of board games on

gave me another grin. I still couldn’t figure out if she was reading me,

she wanted him to do. It made sense that he’d agree to

Even so, something in the way she looked at me made me think

situation.

to stop myself from doing this. No matter what my daughter was able to do, I had to find

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Chapter 384

answered it. It wasn’t the food this time, either, but Greyson, who stepped through the doorway when

fine.”

off so fast.

and I

power surge startled us, that’s all,” Zane said. “That is what happened,

lights were only out for a

Izzy. Let’s go play in my room,”

took her siblings by the hands. She shot a

closed the door.

I’d been keeping held tight in my throat. My entire body felt slumped

surge like my grandfather and Greyson

had felt more dangerous than that. All four of

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